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Air Force

8 Air Force service members missing after Osprey crashes off Japan

The status of the crew is unknown.

Culture

Here are all the airplanes and easter eggs in the amazing Skunk Works video

How many easter eggs can you spot?

Analysis

Homelessness among vets down 11% since 2020, more in western cities

As COVID policies like foreclosure relief kicked in during 2022, more veterans stayed in their homes or found housing, the VA says.

World War II

Her father died in WWII — Now 79, she’ll finally welcome him home

Army 2nd Lt. Gene F. Walker was one of more than 72,000 still-unidentified American troops from World War II.

Culture

Marine Infantry veteran says enlisted shouldn’t become officers — mayhem ensues

Veterans on social media widely rejected the idea

Military Life

Jobs for spouses and childcare will be goals of new Army app

About 1 in 5 Army spouses is unemployed, often due to frequent moves, licensing issues and lack of childcare. A new Army app hopes to ease those issues.

Air Force

Marine, Air Force veteran killed in Ukraine wanted to protect children

Semper Fi!

Culture

How much do CIA case officers get paid? A look at life as a spook

A look inside the life of a CIA case officer according to someone who lived the life.

How RTX transforms its workforce with Veteran Employee Resource Groups

Many ERGs are for show, RTX’s programs are for you to grow.

Europe

US Army soldiers marched with medieval knights in Lithuania

Lithuania can get medieval on you.

Navy

US Navy stops pirates off Yemen, two missiles land near destroyer

The destroyer the USS Mason responded to a distress call, capturing five assailants who attacked a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen.

Tech & Tactics

The Pentagon is facing hard decisions about letting AI weapons kill

As the "Replicator" program ramps up, the U.S. military is facing some imminent questions on how to use AI weapons in war.

Culture

Where Was ‘We Were Soldiers’ Filmed?

The Vietnam War film didn't shoot in Vietnam, but it found a suitable stand-in with California.

Space Force

Space Force is going to track “abnormal” objects in outer space

In space, no one can hear you scream. But Space Force might be able to track you screaming.

Entertainment

Behind the scenes of ‘Masters of the Air’

The new show's writer is sharing glimpses of the research and work it took to bring the World War II series to life.

Entertainment

The most unrealistic part of ‘Rambo: First Blood’ had to do with Fort Bragg

“What you choose to call hell, he calls home."

Culture

Fond memories of Thanksgiving during deployment

“The food was so bad, was notoriously bad at that chow hall. They somehow pulled off an amazing Thanksgiving meal."

Ukraine

Trench warfare tips: What US troops need to know from Ukraine

Trench warfare is more violent than close quarters battle.

Air Force

These 2023 USO troops of the year saved injured civilians with tourniquets

A Space Force intel troop and Army combat medic both found themselves in life-or-death moments and used tourniquets to save lives.

United States

Lawsuit filed by families of 160th SOAR pilots killed in crash revived in Federal court

An appeals court said that a suit brought by the estates of two pilots who died in a 2011 crash should proceed to federal district court.